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源自

yuán zì · yuan zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to originate from
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Where does it come from?

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)火锅(huǒguō)源自(yuánzì)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Dengdeng, where does this hotpot come from?

  2. Dengdeng

    菜单(càidān)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：火锅(huǒguō)源自(yuánzì)四川(sìchuān)。

    Yes. The menu says hotpot comes from Sichuan.

  3. Leon

    源自(yuánzì)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 源自 mean?

  4. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)“来自(láizì)”。你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)源自(yuánzì)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    It means "come from". Where does your name come from?

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)源自(yuánzì)我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)。灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    My name comes from my grandfather. Dengdeng, what about you?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)源自(yuánzì)一(yī)盏(zhǎn)灯(dēng)，因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)出生(chūshēng)时(shí)停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)！

    My name comes from a lamp, because the power was out when I was born!

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In a sentence

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01

许(xǔ)多(duō)错(cuò)误(wù)源(yuán)自(zì)于(yú)我(wǒ)们(men)缺(quē)乏(fá)耐(nài)心(xīn)。

A lot of our mistakes come from a lack of patience.

Tatoeba: Chinese by murr · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

许(xǔ)多(duō)英(yīng)文(wén)单(dān)字(zì)源(yuán)自(zì)于(yú)拉(lā)丁(dīng)文(wén)。

Many English words are derived from Latin.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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